Eurovision Song Contest 1978

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Eurovision Song Contest 1978
ESC 1978 logo.png
Dates
Final22 April 1978
Host
Venue Palais des Congrès
Paris, France
Presenter(s)
DirectorBernard Lion
Musical director François Rauber
EBU scrutineerFrank Naef
Host broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1)
Website eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries20
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countriesNone
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         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1978
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning songFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
1977  Eurovision Song Contest  1979

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Paris, France, following the country's victory at the 1977 contest with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1), the contest was held at the Grand Amphitheatre inside the Palais des Congrès on 22 April 1978 and was directed by Bernard Lion  [ fr ]. [1] The contest was presented by French television presenters Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone. This was the first time that more than one presenter had hosted the contest as well as the first to have a male presenter since 1956.

Contents

Twenty countries participated, the highest number of competing countries in the history of the competition at the time. Denmark and Turkey both returned to the contest. Denmark had not participated since 1966, 12 years before.

The winner of the contest was Israel with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta. The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani, meaning "I"). This was Israel's first Eurovision win, and it was also the first winning song to be performed in one of the Semitic languages. Furthermore, it was also the only winning song to be conducted by a woman, Nurit Hirsh. Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points after the new voting system was implemented in 1975.

Location

Palais des Congres
, Paris - host venue of the 1978 contest. Lafayette Complex at night.jpg
Palais des Congrès, Paris – host venue of the 1978 contest.

Télévision Française 1 (TF1) staged the contest at the Palais des congrès de Paris , a multi propose venue in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by French architect Guillaume Gillet, the venue was inaugurated in 1974.

Participating countries

Eurovision Song Contest 1978 Participation summaries by country

Denmark returned to the competition after having been absent for twelve years, while Turkey did so after missing out two years. [2] This meant that, for the first time, the contest had twenty entries competing.

Several of the performing artists had previously competed as lead artists representing the same country in past editions: Jean Vallée had represented Belgium in 1970; and Norbert Niedermeyer as part of Springtime had represented Austria in 1972 as part of Milestones. In addition, Ireen Sheer representing Germany, had represented Luxembourg in 1974.

Eurovision Song Contest 1978 participants [3] [4]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)Conductor
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Springtime "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" German
Richard Oesterreicher
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTBF Jean Vallée "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" French Jean Vallée Jean Musy  [ fr ]
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DR Mabel "Boom Boom" Danish
Helmer Olesen  [ da ]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Finnish Ossi Runne
Flag of France.svg  France TF1 Joël Prévost "Il y aura toujours des violons"French
Alain Goraguer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany SWF [a] Ireen Sheer "Feuer"GermanJean Frankfurter
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ERT Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin" (Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν) Greek
Haris Andreadis
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ Colm C. T. Wilkinson "Born to Sing"English Colm C. T. Wilkinson Noel Kelehan
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IBA Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (א-ב-ני-בי) Hebrew Nurit Hirsh
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Ricchi e Poveri "Questo amore" Italian Nicola Samale
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg CLT Baccara " Parlez-vous français ? "French
Rolf Soja
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco TMC Caline  [ fr ] and Olivier Toussaint "Les Jardins de Monaco"FrenchYvon Rioland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS Harmony "'t Is OK" Dutch
Harry van Hoof
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Jahn Teigen "Mil etter mil" Norwegian Kai Eide  [ no ] Carsten Klouman
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Gemini "Dai li dou" Portuguese
Thilo Krasmann  [ pt ]
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain TVE José Vélez "Bailemos un vals" Spanish Ramón Arcusa
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SR Björn Skifs "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" Swedish Peter Himmelstrand  [ sv ] Bengt Palmers  [ sv ]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Carole Vinci  [ fr ]"Vivre"French
Daniel Janin  [ fr ]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT Nilüfer and Nazar "Sevince" Turkish
Onno Tunç
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Co-Co "The Bad Old Days"English
Alyn Ainsworth

Format

The postcards were filmed live, featuring the artists making their way to the stage. They took a corridor, then an elevator. Leaving the lift, they were greeted by the previous participants and then made their entrances to the stage. The camera also made several shots of the audience, notably Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg.

Each song was accompanied by a 45-piece orchestra. [1]

The Swedish participant Björn Skifs was unhappy with the rule that every country would have to perform in their native language. He planned to sing in English anyway, but changed his mind at the last moment, causing him to completely forget the lyrics. He therefore sang the first few lines in gibberish before finding the words again.

The Israeli win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and political commentator John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History, when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordan Television finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen, later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. [5]

Contest overview

The contest was held on 22 April 1978, beginning at 21:30 (CEST). [6]

Fears of terrorist attacks like at the Summer Olympics 1972 in Munich and of stage invasions like in 1964 meant that security measures in and around the Palais des Congrès were particularly tight: 200 police officers, some of them as undercover agents, tried to prevent any potential incidents. Spectators had to go through metal detectors upon arrival at the Palais des Congrès. [6]

In addition to his duties as a host together with Denise Fabre, Léon Zitrone also served as commentator for France, in an own commentary box backstage. [6]

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 [7]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Colm C. T. Wilkinson "Born to Sing"865
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jahn Teigen "Mil etter mil"020
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ricchi e Poveri "Questo amore"5312
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"218
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Gemini "Dai li dou"517
6Flag of France.svg  France Joël Prévost "Il y aura toujours des violons"1193
7Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain José Vélez "Bailemos un vals"659
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Co-Co "The Bad Old Days"6111
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Carole Vinci"Vivre"659
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean Vallée "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie"1252
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Harmony "'t Is OK"3713
12Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Nilüfer and Nazar "Sevince"218
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ireen Sheer "Feuer"846
14Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Caline and Olivier Toussaint "Les Jardins de Monaco"1074
15Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin"668
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mabel "Boom Boom"1316
17Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Baccara " Parlez-vous français ? "737
18Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"1571
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Springtime "Mrs. Caroline Robinson"1415
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Björn Skifs "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten"2614

Spokespersons

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1978 contest are listed below.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results [12] [13]
Total score
Ireland
Norway
Italy
Finland
Portugal
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Germany
Monaco
Greece
Denmark
Luxembourg
Israel
Austria
Sweden
Contestants
Ireland861235710105101068
Norway0
Italy5310614861112823
Finland22
Portugal541
France11963102258686410588151210
Spain65782474612267
United Kingdom61362324268735253
Switzerland65511742786238110
Belgium12512766412212105312127744
Netherlands37534156121
Turkey211
Germany8413127103578107137
Monaco107447851105610574108112
Greece6672581074441032
Denmark136142
Luxembourg73212121273326176
Israel15788810108651212121212356128
Austria1433125
Sweden26510434

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland , Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece , Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland , Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco , Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Flag of Italy.svg  Italy , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
1Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers. [14] TF1 provided 29 commentary boxes in the auditorium for foreign broadcasters. [6]

In addition to the participating countries, the contest was also reportedly broadcast in 17 other countries, including Algeria, Iceland, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yugoslavia; in Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Soviet Union via Intervision; and in Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. [1] [4] [6] No official accounts of the viewing figures are known to exist; an estimate given in French press outlets ahead of the contest put the expected audience at around 350 million viewers worldwide, while media reports put viewing figures between 500 to 600 million. [6] [15] [16]

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF FS2 Ernst Grissemann [17] [18]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTBF RTBF1 [19]
BRT TV1 Luc Appermont [19] [20]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV Jørgen de Mylius [21] [22]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE TV1 [23]
Rinnakkaisohjelma  [ fi ]
Flag of France.svg France TF1 Léon Zitrone [6] [24]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen Werner Veigel [25] [26]
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece ERT ERT, A Programma [27] [28]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ RTÉ Larry Gogan [29]
RTÉ Radio Liam Devally [30]
Flag of Israel.svg Israel IBA Israeli Television [31]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Rete Due , [b] Rai Radio 2 Tullio Grazzini [32] [33]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg CLT RTL Télé-Luxembourg Jacques Navadic and André Torrent  [ fr ] [34]
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Télé Monte-Carlo [35]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS Nederland 2 Willem Duys [36] [37]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet Bjørn Scheele [38]
NRK [c] Erik Heyerdahl  [ no ]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP I Programa Eládio Clímaco [39] [40]
RDP RDP Programa 1 [41]
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Spain TVE TVE 1 Miguel de los Santos  [ es ] [42] [43]
RNE RNE Canarias [44]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SR TV1 Ulf Elfving [45]
SR P3 Kent Finell [46]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR TV DRS [d] Theodor Haller  [ de ] [25]
TSR Georges Hardy  [ fr ] [47]
TSI [48]
RSR 1 Robert Burnier [49]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey TRT TRT Televizyon [50]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC1 Terry Wogan [51]
BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore [52] [53]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria BT BT 1 [e] [54]
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC RIK [55]
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong TVB TVB Pearl [f] [56]
RTV RTV-2 [g]
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MTV MTV2 [h] [57]
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið [i] Ragna Ragnars [58]
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan JTV JTV2 [j] [59]
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Netherlands Antilles TeleCuraçao [k] [60]
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland TP TP1 [l] [61]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia JRT TV Beograd 1 [62]
TV Koper-Capodistria [63]
TV Ljubljana 1  [ sl ] [m] [64]
TV Zagreb 1 [65]

See also

Notes

  1. On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD'"`UNIQ--ref-00000030-QINU`"'
  2. Deferred broadcast at 21:55 (CET)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000AF-QINU`"'
  3. Deferred broadcast at 23:10 (CET)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BF-QINU`"'
  4. Broadcast through a second audio programme on TSI'"`UNIQ--ref-000000D1-QINU`"'
  5. Delayed broadcast on 29 April at 23:45 (EET)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000E4-QINU`"'
  6. Deferred broadcast the following day at 10:30 (HKT)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000EA-QINU`"'
  7. Deferred broadcast the following day at 19:00 (HKT)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000EE-QINU`"'
  8. Delayed broadcast on 23 May 1978 at 21:40 (CET)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000F0-QINU`"'
  9. Delayed broadcast on 30 April 1978 at 21:20 (WET)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000F4-QINU`"'
  10. Contest broadcast interrupted during the voting sequence by the broadcaster'"`UNIQ--ref-000000F8-QINU`"'
  11. Delayed broadcast on 6 May 1978 at 22:30 (ADT)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000FC-QINU`"'
  12. Deferred broadcast in a shortened format at 00:50 (CET)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000100-QINU`"'
  13. Deferred broadcast the following day at 15:30 (CET)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000108-QINU`"'

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